Moth Trap 20th-21st June 2026

I ran my 20w actinic moth trap overnight on 20th June 2026 in my Melbourne garden – results are as follows in no particular order – Large Yellow Underwing (4); Riband Wave (7); Willow Beauty (8); Chrystoteuchia culmella (Common Grass Moth) (1); Crambus pasquella (White-banded Grass Moth) (8); Short-cloaked Moth (6); Scarce Footman (1); Common Footman (4); Notocelia trimaculana (Hawthorn Shoot Moth) (1); Poplar Hawk-moth (1); Privet Hawk-moth (1) NFG; Elephant Hawk-moth (1); Double-striped Pug (1); Marbled Minor agg (1); Tinea trinotella (Triple-spotted Nest Moth) (1);  Brimstone Moth (1); Scalloped Oak (1); Dark Arches (5); Heart and Dart (7); Epiphyas postvittana (Light Brown Apple Moth) (1); Scoparia ambigualis (Common Grey)(4); Eudonia lacustrata (Tawny Grey) (2); Light Arches (1); Uncertain/Rustic agg (6); Notocelia uddmanniana (Bramble Shoot Moth) (1); The Turnip (2); Buff Ermine (1); Common Wainscot (1); Cleypha striana (Barred Marble) (1); Cnepasis agg (1); Euzophera pinguis  (Ash-bark Knot-horn) (1); Plutella xylostella (Diamond-back Moth) (1); Blastobasis adustella (Common Masoner) (1); Anania coronata (Elder Pearl) (1); Schoenobius gigantella male (Giant Water Veneer) (1); Small Dusty Wave (1); Dwarf Cream Wave (1); Yponomeuta evonymella (Bird Cherry Ermine) (1);  Tachystola acroxantha (Australian Orange-tip) (2); Mompha subbistrigella (Garden Mompha) (1); Scythropia crataegella (Hawthorn Moth) (1); Clepsis consimilliana (Rufous Tortrix)(1) Ditula angustiorana (Red-barred Tortrix) (1): 95 moths /43 species.

Privet Hawk-moth – Tony Davison
Privet Hawk-moth – Tony Davison
Privet Hawk-moth – Tony Davison
Light Arches – Tony Davison
Dwarf Cream Wave – Tony Davison
Small Dusty Wave – Tony Davison
Bird Cherry Ermine – Tony Davison
Garden Mompha – Tony Davison
Notocelia trimaculana – Tony Davison
Hawthorn Moth – Tony Davison
Scarce Footman – Tony Davison
Poplar Hawk-moth
Red-barred Tortrix – Tony Davison

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